User talk:Friendsofsangasangai

June 2009
If you have a close connection to some of the people, places or things you have written about, you may have a conflict of interest. In keeping with Wikipedia's neutral point of view policy, edits where there is a conflict of interest, or where such a conflict might reasonably be inferred from the tone of the edit and the proximity of the editor to the subject, are strongly discouraged. If you have a conflict of interest, you should avoid or exercise great caution when:
 * 1) editing or creating articles related to you, your organization, or its competitors, as well as projects and products they are involved with;
 * 2) participating in deletion discussions about articles related to your organization or its competitors; and
 * 3) linking to the Wikipedia article or website of your organization in other articles (see Spam).

Please familiarize yourself with relevant policies and guidelines, especially those pertaining to neutral point of view, verifiability of information, and autobiographies.

For information on how to contribute to Wikipedia when you have conflict of interest, please see our frequently asked questions for organizations. For more details about what, exactly, constitutes a conflict of interest, please see our conflict of interest guidelines. THE AMERICAN METROSEXUAL 22:24, 15 June 2009 (UTC)

From Talk:Sanga-Sangai

 * You wrote:As far as I understand, there is no conflict of interest in creating this page. I am a friend of the president of this organization. Unfortunately, he has limited internet access in Nepal, and I have aided him by creating the page.
 * Um...what do you think a conflict of interest is? THE AMERICAN METROSEXUAL 22:25, 15 June 2009 (UTC)

Response
For starters, "Um" is not a word. Secondly, the conflict of interest guidelines state, "articles related to you, your organization, or its competitors, as well as projects and products they are involved with." This article is not related to me, nor is it related to an organization in which I am a member of. The logical conclusion is that there is no conflict of interest.
 * Read the very first message on this page very closely: If you have a close connection to some of the people, places or things you have written about in the article Sanga-Sangai, you may have a conflict of interest. And you said already that you are a friend of the owner of the company; thus, this is a conflict of interest. THE AMERICAN METROSEXUAL 22:43, 15 June 2009 (UTC)

Response
Okay, allow me to clarify and use the term "acquaintance" instead of "friend". According to Webster's dictionary, an "acquaintance" is a person whom one knows but is not close friends with. A "friend" on the other hand, is one attached to another by affection or esteem. I am not attached to this non-profit or the president by either affection or esteem, but rather by an internet connection and a willingness to see that those from impoverished nations have an equal opportunity to be represented on the internet.

"acquaintance." Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary. 2009. Merriam-Webster Online. 16 June 2009 

"friend." Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary. 2009. Merriam-Webster Online. 16 June 2009 

Friendsofsangasangai (talk) 12:54, 16 June 2009 (UTC)